All wanting comes from need, therefore from lack, therefore from suffering.
• Welt und Mensch II, p. 230ff
• Welt und Mensch II, p. 230ff
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Alles Wollen entspringt aus Bedürfnis, also aus Mangel, also aus Leiden.
— Arthur Schopenhauer
What It Means
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• Welt und Mensch II, p. 230ff" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher, most famous for his work The World as Will and Representation (1819).
About Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer (22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher, most famous for his work The World as Will and Representation (1819).
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